The Clifton clarion., 1887-12-21
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 been raised will contest the pay
 ment, thereby involving the
 county in extra expense by de-
 priving it of the use of the money
 to say nothing of the expense at
 tending the suits. In regard to
 the collection of taxes l think our
 present law is somewhat defective and should be amended. Parties
 who feel that their assessments have been unjustly or illegally raised should, of course, be per mitted to appeal to the courts,
 but only as regards that portion
 which they claim is unjust or il- legal. They should be compelled to pay on all property which they acknowledge as being justly as sessed, and then, if they wish. ap- peal to the courts to decide on what they claim is unjust or H. legal. By this means considerable litigation would be avoided, as, in the case of heavy tax payers, an appeal to the courts is sometimes taken to secure delay and there
 by have the use of the money at the expense of the county, the small additional percentage not being sufficient offset. It will be time enough, however, to agi- tate this matter when the next legislature meets.
 Mir. A. NJ. Patterson of Clifton arrived Monday and is still with us, attending to little legal and other business.
 District Attorney Bolan and wife took their departure Tuesday for Los Angeles, where Mrs. Bolan goes for medical treatment, hay ing been in i'll health for some time. It is to be hoped that a few months residence on the coast will restore her health. Mir. Bolan is expected to return to- morrow.
 The Globe and Thomas stage line will shortly change hands. Jim Bailey, formerly of Clifton, will assume charge on the 20th inst, and if he does not prove an improvement on Warnick, the pres ent contractor,if the Indians bush whack him his loss will not be re- gretted, for without doubt the the present stage line is the most measly affair one ever rode over.
 Captain Miltmore, quarter master at Tucson, passed through Thursday en route home from San Carlos, where he had been under orders preparing plans and specifications for buildings with view to establishing a military post at that important point. The Captain says it is only question of very short time before the work begins. The government seems to have gotten onto the right idea at last, and we all here agree with Colonel Hackney of the Globe Belt that it is near the Indians, whom they are supposed to watch, that troops should be stationed and not at cities.
 Mir. John Naismith of the Ari- zona Copper company took his departure Friday, having, in con- pany with his friend Cutter, seen the Gila monster in its favorite haunts.
 Miss Mary Leahy, sister of Mike and Joe Leahy, old Cliftonian;, has accepted the position of at the Indian training school at San Carlos. Miss Leahy is an educated and accomplished young lady and Mir. Gill1ngham, the superintendent, is to be con- graduated on securing such an able assistant.
 County Surveyor Martineau has been employed in this vicinity during the most of the week run hing lines for new pre-emptors and homesteaders. We are filling up slowly but surely, and in very short time there will not be an acre of land upon which water can be taken but will be under 
 Messrs. Olney and Cunningham, who recently disposed of their ranch on the Bonita to the Chiri- cahua Cattle company, have taken their cattle to the cienega until such time as they can secure a desirable location.
 Supervisor Boon arrived this laden with dinero with which to pay tomorrow the taxes of the Upper Gila contingent. Boon is as good looking as ever, but his clothes don't seem to fit | him as well as formerly; but this